Paragraphic EQ and Endorphin

[jmbriley]

Would a paragraphic EQ and Endorphin be a good mastering chain just to master some stuff for mostly my enjoyment. I was reading through some posts and it seems some people use TLS Pocket Limiter or W1 after Endorphin as well. Doesn't endorphin also limit. I am looking for a good freeware solution for some quik masters for hip hop.

[michu]

Endorphin limiting is waveshaper based, and quite soft (plus, it uses emphasis/deemphasis filtering AFAIK).
Endorphin, when pushed, tends to overdrive/saturate rather than limit in more common meaning of that word

[kritikon]

I can't see the need for another limiter after Endorphin. Endorphin has a brickwall limiter, and I've never seen it let slip through any clips. 2 brickwall limiters in series would be overkill, and asking for sound degradation IMO.

You can use Endorphin simply as a limiter...set the compression to zero and the saturation to zero. It's quite a capable limiter in its own right.

[stefancrs]

I am quite fond of NyquistEq -> endorphin -> buzmaxi3, but these days I often turn to my own SM Compressor ( http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic ... 03#1736703 ). Not a generic solution, since it's far from character-less, but it suits my purposes

[michu]

kritikon, of course
but
you cannot turn the saturation off on endorphin, the saturation slider controls more a colour of it.
btw you can also use dominion as a brickwall limiter, it has a very similar algorithm to that of endorphin onboard. it also cannot be turned off
i have to add, that i love both plugins for what the are and do

[SOLA]

Posihfopit is a very good freeware EQ.
http://www.kvraudio.com/get/1853.html

W1 is a very good freeware limiter.
http://www.yohng.com/w1limit.html